AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Habituation. Habituation is a simple form of learning in which an animal stops responding to a stimulus, or cue, after a period of repeated exposure. This is a form of non-associative learning, meaning that the stimulus is not linked with any punishment or reward.

Detailed explanation-2: -Habituation. One of the simplest ways of learning that occurs in just about all animals is habituation. Habituation means learning to get used to something after being exposed to it repeatedly. It usually involves getting used to something that is frightening or annoying but not dangerous.

Detailed explanation-3: -Habituation occurs when animals are exposed to the same stimuli repeatedly, and eventually stop responding to that stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, wolves and other predatory animals that hunt in packs learn hunting skills through observational learning. Young animals observe and copy the behavior of older animals when they hunt together. Another example of observational learning involves Japanese macaques (a species of monkey shown in Figure below).

Detailed explanation-5: -Habituation refers to a decline in the probability of responding to a repeatedly presented stimulus. Sensitization, by contrast, refers to an increase in the probability that behaviour appropriate to a repeatedly presented stimulus will occur, even in response to another stimulus.